Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yaeyama

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *yapyayama (“Yaeyama”).

Pronunciation

Tone class: A

Proper noun

*yaeyama

Yaeyama

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Okinawan: 八重山 (yēma)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako:
  Hirara: 八重山 (yāma)
  
  Ikema: 八重山 (yāma)
  
  Irabu: 八重山 (yāma)
  
  Ōgami: 八重山 (yāma)
  
  Tarama: 八重山 (yāma) (tone class A)
- Yaeyama:
  Ishigaki: 八重山 (yaima) (tone class A)
- Yonaguni: 八重山 (dāma) (tone class A)

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